Backpack Fit and Load: Get It Right in Five Minutes

Most kids are carrying too much, and almost none of them are wearing the bag correctly. The fix takes five minutes at the kitchen table. Miss Sierra, an occupational therapist at Prairie Grit Therapy, walks through the weigh-in, the 10 percent rule, four fit checks, and what to pull out tonight. Weigh it on a Wednesday, not a Monday. Monday bags lie.